The main vegetation of the Kafue area is called "Miombo"; a semi-deciduous woodland that is dominated by trees of the Brachystegia and Julbernardia family,
often with mixed with small shrubs and a grassy undergrowth. This woodland has developed a degree of fire resistance and thus tends to survive despite the widespread uncontrolled bush fires that pass through them throughout the dry season.
Some common vegetation types are Teak forest, thickets and Mopane woodland that are well represented in the south. Throughout the Park and especially along some woodland edges there are open areas dotted with thousands of small grey termite mounds, many rubbed smooth by generations of warthogs and all making ideal perches for Chats, Thrushes and Francolin. In other places termite mounds are enormous, having developed over hundreds or thousands of years into small hills often topped with evergreen shrubs, Euphorbia ingens and Jackal Berry trees that provide browse and food for many animals throughout the year, especially important when fire has passed through the area.
The main vegetation of the Kafue area is called "Miombo"; a semi-deciduous woodland that is dominated by trees of the Brachystegia and Julbernardia family,
often with mixed with small shrubs and a grassy undergrowth. This woodland has developed a degree of fire resistance and thus tends to survive despite the widespread uncontrolled bush fires that pass through them throughout the dry season.
Some common vegetation types are Teak forest, thickets and Mopane woodland that are well represented in the south. Throughout the Park and especially along some woodland edges there are open areas dotted with thousands of small grey termite mounds, many rubbed smooth by generations of warthogs and all making ideal perches for Chats, Thrushes and Francolin. In other places termite mounds are enormous, having developed over hundreds or thousands of years into small hills often topped with evergreen shrubs, Euphorbia ingens and Jackal Berry trees that provide browse and food for many animals throughout the year, especially important when fire has passed through the area.